Mahesh Baliga documents the intricacies of life in western India, instilling quotidian and often overlooked moments with emotional resonance. Fascinated by the relationship between a painting's formal construction and its psychological effect, the artist slips seamlessly between the real and the imagined, developing surreal visual interventions that convey the poignant and strange nature of memories, personal loss, and the passage of time.

Unpredictability of a medium offers him new challenges. He is a Gold medalist from C.A.V.A, Mysore and had completed a postgraduate diploma with distinction from M.S.U, Baroda. He had three solo shows at Project88 and has also exhibited at Rosenfeld gallery in Israel, XVA gallery in Dubai and Baikkong museum in Korea as well participated in various group exhibitions in India at Sandarbh, Oed, India art Fair and Art Chennai.